Religions of Asia: Days 5-8

Activity 3: Culminating Activity
You will work in groups of 2 to complete any three activity options in a row, choosing from the "think-tac-toe" menu below. You may choose any three options as they are arranged vertically, horizontally, or diagonally. You may divide up the work according to your own group members' preferences or you can work collaboratively on all three activities. All presentations, as a minimum requirement, must include information from the graphic organizer specific to the Asian religion of your choice. Go into more detail about:

Number of people who practice that religion worldwide
Historical background of that religion
Branches (divisions or sects) of that religion
Ritual and ceremonies (coming of age, wedding, funeral, etc.)
Customs and traditions (holidays, etc.)
Interesting facts
Symbol of that religion
Religious art (painting, sculpture, mosaic, calligraphy) and architecture (design of places of worship)

Directions:Use the links to find web resources to complete the activities. Choose three in a row, either vertically, horizontally, or diagonally. Presentations can be submitted using wikispaces, or livebinders. (Duration: 4 days)(For video instructions go to http://screencast.com/t/hLBPLwr0NqW)

Think-Tac-Toe

Create a rapor a poem about your topic. Record yourself reading or performing and publish it on YouTube or as a podcast.	Create a Venn Diagram or a double bubble thinking map to compare and contrast the religion your group researched with any other religion.	Create a PowerPoint presentation about an Asian religion. Make sure that it includes information from the graphic organizer and additional information. Publish it on http://www.slideshare.net/
Create a Glogster. It should include text, pictures, and at least one embedded video about your Asian religion (Educator Code: 4U7DC9)	Create both a crossword puzzle and a word search about your Asian religion. Make sure that definitions of key terms are accurate. Choose at least 20 words that are specific to your Asian religion.	Create a map representing where your religion originated, where it is practiced today, and significant locations and holy sites for that religion. Use the themes, drawing tools, and markers.
Create a 3 dimensional model of architecture characteristic of your Asian religion such as a temple, shrine, or holy place. Publish pictures of your model using http://voicethread.com/#home or http://www.flickr.com/	Create a Prezipresentation on your group’s Asian religion. Your presentation should include photos, text, and may include some of what your partners created such as word clouds, concept map, a Venn diagram, or photos of the 3D model.	Create a concept map OR create a timeline of the religion of your choice.Also create a word cloud using either wordle or tagxedo. In your presentation you will need to explain why these words are significant to your topic and how they are connected to that religion.

See Day 9 and 10 for grading criteria according to the rubric and reflection requirements.